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Early life and career

Matheson was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and obtained his B.A. from Harvard University and his M.B.A from the University of California, Los Angeles.^[1] He is a rarity in Utah politics as he is an elected member of the United States Democratic Party. However, he is more conservative than the majority of Democrats.^[2] His father, Scott M. Matheson, served as Governor of Utah from 1977 to 1985,^[3] and his brother, Scott Matheson Jr., was the 2004 Democratic nominee for Governor.^[4] Matheson is also a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.^[5] Salt Lake City redirects here. ... Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... The University of California, Los Angeles, generally known as UCLA, is a public university whose main campus is located in the affluent Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... Scott M. Matheson (January 8, 1929-October 7, 1990), U.S. politician, He served as Governor of Utah from 1977 to 1985, and is the most recent Democrat to serve as Governor. ... List of Utah Governors Heber M. Wells Republican 1896-1905 John C. Cutler Republican 1905-1909 William Spry Republican 1909-1917 Simon Bamberger Democrat 1917-1921 Charles R. Mabey Republican 1921-1925 George H. Dern Democrat 1925-1933 Henry H. Blood Democrat 1933-1941 Herbert B. Maw Democrat 1941-1949... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the largest attraction in the citys Temple Square. ...

Political positioning

Matheson is co-chairman of the Blue Dog Coalition,^[6] a fiscally conservative group of about three dozen Democrats in the House. Among other significant votes, Matheson voted against raising the federal debt limit; as well as against both Republican and Democratic budgets that do not reduce the deficit. Matheson, a former energy industry businessman, voted against authorizing the construction of new oil refineries. Blue-Dog Democrats are conservative to moderate Democratic Party (United States) members of the United States House of Representatives[1]. Blue Dogs are an actual coalition of like-minded Democrats organized as the Blue-Dog Coalition, rather than just an expression such as Yellow dog Democrat. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the Senate. ...

Election results

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Opposition to nuclear testing

Matheson believes that all Utahns live with the consequences of the nuclear weapons testing. His own father died from multiple myeloma, a rare form of cancer believed to have been caused by his exposure to radioactive fallout from explosions at the Nevada Test Site. He has introduced legislation that sets up roadblocks to future weapons testing, including staunch opposition to the proposed Divine Strake tests. In addition, he has actively opposed the transportation and storage of nuclear waste in Utah. Multiple myeloma (also known as MM, myeloma, plasma cell myeloma, or as Kahlers disease after Otto Kahler) is a type of cancer of plasma cells, immune system cells in bone marrow that produce antibodies. ... Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these cells to invade other tissues, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis. ... November 1951 nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. ... Divine Strake is the name given to a large high-explosive test by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, originally planned to take place on June 2, 2006 at the site of an existing underground tunnel in the United States Department of Energy Nevada Test Site. ...

Notes

1. ^ Congressman Jim Matheson -Biography. Retrieved on 2006-11-09.
2. ^ Bob Bernick Jr.. "Matheson far enough to the right for Utahns", Deseret Morning News, 2006-08-31. Retrieved on 2006-11-09.
3. ^ John McCormick. Scott M. Matheson. Utah History Encyclopedia. University of Utah Press. Retrieved on 2006-11-09.
4. ^ Bob Bernick Jr.. "Only a few Democrats were able to survive Utah's GOP 'sweep'", Deseret Morning News, 2004-11-04. Retrieved on 2006-11-09.
5. ^ Jerry Spangler. "Mormon Democrats link up in Congress", Deseret Morning News, 2005-01-31. Retrieved on 2006-11-09.
6. ^ Bob Bernick Jr.. "Frugal Matheson walks to own beat", Deseret Morning News, 2006-10-29. Retrieved on 2006-11-09.

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External links

• Official House site
• 2006 Campaign website
• Voting record maintained by the Washington Post
• Questionnaire responses from Jim Matheson